La Gazzetta dello Sport
Italian daily sport newspaper
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- La Gazzetta dello Sport ( Italian: [la ɡadˈdzetta dello ˈspɔrt] ; English: "The Sports Gazette") is an Italian daily newspaper dedicated to coverage of various sports.
- History and profile La Gazzetta dello Sport was founded by Eliso Rivera and Eugenio Camillo Costamagna.
- The paper is based in Milan.
- ' Tour of Italy ' ) road cycling stage race.
- The paper was published in broadsheet format until 2008 when its format was switched to tabloid.
La Gazzetta dello Sport (Italian: [la ɡadˈdzetta dello ˈspɔrt]; English: "The Sports Gazette") is an Italian daily newspaper dedicated to coverage of various sports. Founded in 1896, it is the most widely read daily newspaper of any type in Italy (in 2018).
History and profile
La Gazzetta dello Sport was founded by Eliso Rivera and Eugenio Camillo Costamagna. The first issue was published on 3 April 1896, on time to cover the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens. The paper is based in Milan. Its role extends beyond news reporting and features, to direct involvement in major events, including (since 1909) the organization of the Giro d'Italia (lit. 'Tour of Italy') road cycling stage race.
La Gazzetta dello Sport is part of the RCS MediaGroup since 1976. The paper was published in broadsheet format until 2008 when its format was switched to tabloid. The newspaper, published on pink paper, sells over 400,000 copies daily (more on Mondays when readers want to catch up on the weekend's events), and can claim a readership in excess of three million.
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